# Iran seizes US Dive-LD underwater drone in Strait of Hormuz, IRGC says

https://mins.news/en/item/50048

- TASS, 2026-09-08 16:17 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2184357

> The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Navy says it intercepted a US Dive-LD autonomous underwater vehicle at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz. It described the craft as one of the US military’s most advanced unmanned underwater vehicles, in service with the US Navy since 2025, and released photographs of it.

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